About us
Lipson Foundation is a South Florida nonprofit with a simple rule: cost-free.
The Lipson Foundation was born from our founder's own fight. Growing up with hereditary spastic paraplegia and no role models, Zachary Lipson learned that what changes lives isn't a cure. It's access — training, people who believed he could, and a place that did not ask what he could afford.
Cost is the barrier that quietly decides who gets a shot. We remove it entirely. Every Lipson Foundation program is completely cost-free to the people it serves — no memberships, no fees, ever.
The work lives in Palm Beach County and surrounding counties. We do not own a facility. We bring community programs into rooms the community already trusts — halls, posts, schools, and neighborhood spaces. Fitness, wellness, and mentoring are where the work starts. The mandate is any cost-free program a community needs. Different communities get different programs. That is the point.
Mission
The Lipson Foundation removes cost as a barrier, offering cost-free programs that support health, personal growth, and professional development for underserved communities.
Vision
A community where cost is never the reason someone stops growing.
Who we serve
Underserved communities in South Florida. Whoever a membership fee, a gym commute, or a program cost would leave out.